HMS Goldfinch (1889)

HMS Goldfinch was a Redbreast-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, built at Sheerness Dockyard and launched on 18 May 1889.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Goldfinch.

The gunboat HMS Goldfinch, a painting by William Bloomfield Douglas
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Goldfinch
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost£39,300
Launched18 May 1889
Commissioned1890
FateSold 14 May 1907 for breaking
General characteristics
Class and typeRedbreast-class gunboat
Displacement805 tons
Length165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • 2 × boilers
  • Single screw
Sail planBarquentine-rigged
Speed13 kn (24 km/h)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement76
Armament
  • 6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns
  • 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) QF guns
  • 2 × machine guns
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